Sunderland 1-2 West Brom: Substitutes Tom Rogic and Daryl Dike steer Baggies to comeback win | Football News
Daryl Dike inspired West Brom as they hit back to beat Sunderland 2-1 in the Sky Bet Championship on Monday night.
Amad Diallo had scored from the penalty spot to put the Black Cats in front at the Stadium of Light, but the Baggies hit back in the second half with goals from substitutes Tom Rogic and Dike – who teed up his team-mate for the equaliser before heading in the winner with seven minutes to go.
It was a fourth victory in a row for West Brom under Carlos Corberan, and it lifted them back out of the relegation zone and up to 17th.
Sunderland, meanwhile, missed the opportunity to rise to seventh. They remain 11th in the table.
Corberan changes inspire West Brom comeback
It was Diallo who opened the scoring in their victory over Millwall last week on their return to Championship action, and it was the Manchester United loanee who broke the deadlock again in the 19th minute on Monday night.
He burst in from the right and drew a clumsy foul from Conor Townsend in the box, before stepping up to send Alex Palmer the wrong way. It was Sunderland’s first set-piece goal of the season, with their previous 29 all coming from open play.
Corberan made changes in the second half to try and get his side back into the game, and two of his changes combined to find the equaliser on 70 minutes, as Dike pulled a ball back for Rogic on the edge of the box, who finished brilliantly low into the bottom corner.
And the turnaround was complete on 83 minutes as Dike – much like Rogic – got his first goal for the club, as he powered a header in from close range after being picked out brilliantly in the box by Jed Wallace.
Player of the match – Jed Wallace
Lee Hendrie on Sky Sports Football:
“Jed Wallace was absolutely brilliant for West Brom, even in the first half he showed his quality with his delivery. The cross from open play for Dike proved to be the winner.”
What’s next?
Both sides are back in action at 3pm on Saturday. Sunderland head to Hull City, while West Brom host Rotherham – live on Sky Sports Football Red Button and the Sky Sports app.